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Assessment of Pollution in Sidi M'Hamed Benali Lake (Algeria) Based on Bioindicators and Physicochemical Parameters
Authors: N. El Badaoui, Y. Amar, C. Joaqum-Justo, B. Djahed, H. Ammar, R. Benosman, J.-P. Thomé
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This study was carried out to investigate the degree, the nature and the origin of pollution in Sidi
M’hamed Benali Lake using the physicochemical parameters, saprobic index and cladocerans. For
this purpose, water and zooplankton sampling was collected from six sites in lake during five
seasons. The average seasonal values of physicochemical parameters showed that the lake undergoes
a slight anthropogenic and natural pollution in the dry and wet periods. Presence of certain toxic
substances (CN-
, Cr, Ni) require us to be more careful in irrigation, bathe and the consumption of
fishes of that reservoir. Overall, oligo-mesosaprobic to beta-mesosaprobic rotifers have been
prevailing in all five seasons indicating that the water was slightly or moderate polluted. The
presence of Bosmina longirostris, Daphnia longispina, Daphnia cuculata, Daphnia ambiga and
Sididae diaphonosoma brachyrum indicate bacterial contamination with the intense development of
the phytoplankton in the lake, especially in springs and summer. Pearson correlation analysis
revealed significant correlation between all of the physicochemical parameters. However, it revealed
no significant correlation between zooplanktons occurrence and the majority environmental
variables values. In present investigation, the Lake water is relatively little exposed to pollution and
does not undergo strong organic pollution.